Banksy 'Croydon' piece up for sale on Tv TONIGHT.

It means to squeeze a bit more out of a dealer, can also be craftily used by the dealer to back down from a deal knowing the punter will take up the option. Personally i have never known of any reputable dealer withdrawing an offer he or she has put on the table.

[shakey1181]

also, not sure i believe he had a buyer as who would want their high-end customers to know, via TV, how much they've ripped them off for?

I think he backed out personally. If he was happy to pay £240 on the show, then why not after? Unless he realised it possibly wasn't worth that much and he couldn't shift it after all.

[stickitup]

you right Wiz, dealers are full of tricks to get themselves in and out of deals, don't think for a second the "Squeeze" comment was anything more than a good attempt to back out of the deal knowing the two owners would try to snatch a bit more cash out of them. I would also say that the dealers probably knew who their market was and if they could/couldn't sell the thing, it may have been that all parties were aware none of the dealers would part with the cash and so constructed a good scenario to make good TV

[alexnh123]

This is a public lesson not to be greedy when selling. The longer haired of the 2 idiots looked strangely familiar, bugging me where i've seen him before.

[joevalentino]

like the Dragons Den - 9 out of 10 deals never get to be completed and I would have hazard a guess, even if they agreed at £240K, Jeff Salmon would have, upon finding out what others offered and done his due diligence pulled the plug on buying it.

Salmon.........

twitter.com/#!/JeffSalmon

his gallery Decoratum has some ridiculously unrealistic prices for run of the mill tat.

Jun 1, 2011 13:17:36 GMT 1 alexnh123 said:

This is a public lesson not to be greedy when selling. The longer haired of the 2 idiots looked strangely familiar, bugging me where i've seen him before.

PROB IN A QUE. IS GOT TO BE ON HERE I RECON

I liked the cConcord Nose,.

[adewilliams]

those pair are just part of the system that talks up banksy prices - it's all pretty transparent really. Good PR and mildy entertaining but there's better stuff on TV - Adam Curtis doc was bloody brilliant.

[joevalentino]

mentioned it earlier, but next week AK47 is on it selling a vintage penny arcade electric-shock machine

For those of you who dont know who AK47 is and his connection to banksy - watch this



Read this - the story is funny as fook and folklore history

www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-460066/Banksy-sculpture-snatched-garden-kidnapper.html


No skool like the old skool

[curiousgeorge]

School, you krazy kat

folklore history? that's one way of describing it Leave it for history to decide

Truth is these two were all over it..

[plurker]

Jun 1, 2011 13:17:36 GMT 1 alexnh123 said:

The longer haired of the 2 idiots looked strangely familiar, bugging me where i've seen him before.

Not seen the show but the people who took this wall are friends of a friend of mine. They own a cafe/bar near where I live.

[twist65]

Entertaining programme, watched it lsat night and laughed my ass off when they walked off empty-handed - then thought about it a bit, read this thread and have to agree it sounds incredibly engineered... The programme wins by getting the Banksy exposure, the 2 prats win by getting a "geniune" bid of £240k, no doubt Mr Dealer gets a drink should the wall go for the desired fee - which it won't (I hope!)

Also, why would Tracey Emins brother need to go on a programme like that to flog some of her stuff??

[PUD]

Jun 3, 2011 13:59:35 GMT 1 twist65 said:

Entertaining programme, watched it lsat night and laughed my ass off when they walked off empty-handed - then thought about it a bit, read this thread and have to agree it sounds incredibly engineered... The programme wins by getting the Banksy exposure, the 2 prats win by getting a "geniune" bid of £240k, no doubt Mr Dealer gets a drink should the wall go for the desired fee - which it won't (I hope!)

Also, why would Tracey Emins brother need to go on a programme like that to flog some of her stuff??

Have you seen the price cosmetic dental surgeons charge these days????!!

[curiousgeorge]

Jun 3, 2011 14:11:10 GMT 1 PUD said:

Jun 3, 2011 13:59:35 GMT 1 twist65 said:

Entertaining programme, watched it lsat night and laughed my ass off when they walked off empty-handed - then thought about it a bit, read this thread and have to agree it sounds incredibly engineered... The programme wins by getting the Banksy exposure, the 2 prats win by getting a "geniune" bid of £240k, no doubt Mr Dealer gets a drink should the wall go for the desired fee - which it won't (I hope!)

Also, why would Tracey Emins brother need to go on a programme like that to flog some of her stuff??

Have you seen the price cosmetic dental surgeons charge these days????!!

Or something along these lines....?????????

Paul's partying lifestyle came to a sudden halt in December 2007 when he had a serious accident while working as a carpenter near Cardiff. He fell 30ft down a ladder and landed on his head. He fractured his neck and was later diagnosed with epilepsy.

He admits: 'Sometimes I go to bed and I wake up on the floor. I lose control of my body. It's not a pretty sight.'

Tracey was concerned about Paul's situation, particularly since his relationship with his girlfriend collapsed soon afterwards and his money ran out.
'Tracey helped me move back nearer my mum so I could get proper care,' says Paul.

'I haven't been back to work since. It's been a burden - I was used to earning £1,000 a week - but I've managed to struggle through on disability benefits. I've had to put my partying days behind me as I'm on so much medication.

'Tracey is very generous - I have borrowed money from her in the past. But I cannot keep asking her to bail me out. We have had periods before when we haven't spoken as we are both strong characters. But I am very proud of her, and I love her more than anything in the world.'

Now been taken off Bankrobbers site, maybe it was sold after all post show.

[sacked]

Dont forget - The Emins is on tonight @ 8pm.

[sacked]

Traceys brother was offered £2,300.00 by the 2nd dealer and accepted.another dealer said he would have offered £12,000.00 - OUCH !!

[joevalentino]

Jun 6, 2011 11:47:16 GMT 1 @wizzy said:

Now been taken off Bankrobbers site, maybe it was sold after all post show.

if it did, don't you think that slimmy git would be shouting about it, given their association with that defunct 'authentication' process called vermin?

Jun 7, 2011 20:20:28 GMT 1 joevalentino said:

Jun 6, 2011 11:47:16 GMT 1 @wizzy said:

Now been taken off Bankrobbers site, maybe it was sold after all post show.

if it did, don't you think that slimmy git would be shouting about it, given their association with that defunct 'authentication' process called vermin?

On reflection...........yes.

Jun 7, 2011 20:15:25 GMT 1 sacked said:

Traceys brother was offered £2,300.00 by the 2nd dealer and accepted.another dealer said he would have offered £12,000.00 - OUCH !!

He only offered 12k because he knew he wouldnt have to put up as it was already sold, little fish big pond.

lol he turned down 1100 quid for his tatoo. Bet he feels a right plonker

[sacked]

Jun 7, 2011 20:41:11 GMT 1 @xmyart said:

lol he turned down 1100 quid for his tatoo. Bet he feels a right plonker

Or, Napoleons p***s .

[sacked]

Ak-47 is on there now !!

Jun 7, 2011 20:48:45 GMT 1 sacked said:

Ak-47 is on there now !!

Must have done well for himself if his flogging his carpet

[jackcuzzy]

JR next week?

[sacked]

Apparently,Banksy will be selling his soul next week.

AK-47 is a bit of a character then!.

Jun 7, 2011 21:00:33 GMT 1 sacked said:

Apparently,Banksy will be selling his soul next week.

He probably has at least 450 in a few different colourways.

[Prescription Art]

So... that's the man who stole 'the drinker'...